The Bluebird Organization was founded by Jean Sherwood in the early 1900’s. It allowed for professional women from Chicago to travel to the Boulder and Gold Hill area and spend summers recreating and enjoying one another’s company in the mountains. The Bluebird Lodge was established in the town of Gold Hill in 1920, and the Bluebirds played a large role in shaping and preserving the history of the town.

At the Gold Hill Museum we have an award-winning exhibit on the Bluebirds, complete with photographs, personal artifacts, and written materials.

2025 Community Outreach: The Bluebird Women’s Group

At 2025’s Community Outreach event, guest speaker Kayann Short, Ph.D. discusses her research about the Bluebird Women’s Group who frequented Gold Hill, Colorado in the early 1900’s.

“A forgotten photo album reveals a window into the experiences of women enjoying independence and female friendship amid Colorado’s spectacular Rocky Mountain landscapes in the early twentieth century…”

Read more about Kayann Short’s work about the Bluebirds here.

Thumbnail photo courtesy of Carnegie Library for Local History in Boulder, Colorado.

2015 Gold Hill Museum in the News – Gold Hill Museum is a Top Ten Winner in contest for “Colorado’s 2015 Ten Most Significant Artifacts” – Subject: The Bluebirds of Gold Hill.